The Velvelettes, grupo femenino de soul formado en Detroit en 1963, formado por Betty Kelly, Sandra Tilley, Bertha Barbee, Norma Barbee, Carolyn Gill y Milly Gill. Consiguieron varios hits en Motown durante mediados de los '60; "He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'" o "Needle in a Haystack".
El grupo fue formado por Bertha Barbee en la Universidad del Este de Michigan a principios de los '60, junto a Cal Gill, la cual por ese entonces solo tenía 14 años.
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
...NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK... by The Velvelettes --------------------------...................
*Released 1964*
/ = Slide between Chords
Intro:
F# / G (x4)
Verse 1:
(n.C) C7 Well, well, I once be-lieved, all fellas were nice, But girls, listen to me; take my advice. G7F7 Girls, you'd better get yourselves on the right track, G7F7 (n.C) 'Cos findin' a good man, girls, C7 Is like findin' a, (needle in a haystack), G7, C7 What did I say, girls? (Needle in a haystack).
Interlude:
B7 / C7B7 / C7 She-doop, she -doop, la la), B7 / C7B7 / C7G7 She-doop, she -doop, la la).
Verse 2:
(n.C) C7 Girls, those fellas are sly, slick and shy, So don't you ever let 'em get you starry-eyed. Well, you may think their love is true, but they'll walk right over you. G7F7 Now girls, you should know these things right off the back, G7F7 (n.C) 'Cos findin' a good man, girls, C7 Is like findin' a, (needle in a haystack), G7, C7 What did I say, girls? (Needle in a haystack).
Interlude:
B7 / C7B7 / C7 She-doop, she -doop, la la), B7 / C7B7 / C7G7 She-doop, she -doop, la la).
Instrumental:
C7
Verse 3:
G7F7 Now girls, I say; I'm tellin' you the natural facts, G7F7 (n.C) 'Cos findin' a good man, girls, C7 Is like findin' a, (needle in a haystack), G7, C7 What did I say, girls? (Needle in a haystack).
Verse 4:
C7 I'm tellin' you, girls... You'd better look before you leap; still water sometimes runs very deep. You'll be sorry when you just jump, and do justice passed by love. G7F7 Girls, you should know these things right off the back, G7F7 (n.C) 'Cos findin' a good man, girls, C7 Is like findin' a, (needle in a haystack), G7, C7 What did I say, girls? (Needle in a haystack).
Coda:
C7 I say you'd better take heed, (needle in a haystack), Listen to me, (needle in a haystack). You'd better play hard to get, or you're gonna regret, The day you were born, girl, when he leaves you alone, girl. Good guys are like findin' a, (needle in a haystack), Girls, they're like findin' a, (needle in a haystack).